Charles L. Bitsch
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- April 23, 1931
- Died
- May 27, 2016
- Birthplace
- Mulhouse, Haut-Rhin, France
Charles L. Bitsch was a French film director, screenwriter, and cinematographer associated with the French New Wave. Born in Mulhouse, he studied at the Institut des hautes études cinématographiques (IDHEC). Bitsch began his career as a cinematographer, working on short films like Le Coup du berger (1956). He served as an assistant director for prominent filmmakers, including Claude Chabrol on Le Beau Serge (1958) and Jean-Luc Godard on Le Mépris (1963). Bitsch directed films such as Les Baisers (1964) and La Chance et l'amour (1964). His work is noted for its stylistic innovation and contribution to the French New Wave movement.
Filmography
Once Upon a Time… Contempt 2009
as Self
Godard, Love and Poetry 2007
as Self
- The Outskirts of Alphaville
The Outskirts of Alphaville 2003
Actor
- Le Bonheur des autres
Le Bonheur des autres 1990
Director
The Last Man 1969
Writer, Director
Love and Anger 1969
Assistant Director
Far from Vietnam 1967
Director of Photography
La Chinoise 1967
as Self - Assistant Director (uncredited), Assistant Director
The Oldest Profession 1967
Assistant Director
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her 1967
Assistant Director
Made in U.S.A 1967
Assistant Director
M.M.M. 83 1966
Writer
Alphaville 1965
Assistant Director
Chance at Love 1964
Writer, Director
Les baisers 1964
Director
Contempt 1963
Assistant Director
The Carabineers 1963
Assistant Director
Ro.Go.Pa.G. 1963
Assistant Director
Bluebeard 1963
Assistant Director
Le Doulos 1962
Assistant Director
Vivre Sa Vie 1962
Camera Operator
Love at Twenty 1962
Assistant Camera
The Seven Deadly Sins 1962
Assistant Director
Paris Belongs to Us 1961
Director of Photography
Les Bonnes Femmes 1960
as Soldier in Prison Cell (uncredited), Assistant Director
Two Men in Manhattan 1959
Assistant Director, Camera Operator
The 400 Blows 1959
as Officier de police (non crédité)
Véronique and Her Dunce 1959
Director of Photography
Le Beau Serge 1959
Assistant Director
Fool’s Mate 1956
Writer, Director of Photography
The Kreutzer Sonata 1956
as (uncredited)
Three Dates 1953
Director, Screenplay
The Diversion 1952
Director of Photography
Credits from TMDB.